January 29, 2016

Senator Collins announces Standish native as press secretary

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Susan
Collins announced that Christopher Knight will serve as her new press secretary.

“I am so pleased to announce that Christopher will serve as my new press secretary,”
said Senator Collins. “Christopher has proven to be a
critical member of my team, and I am very
grateful to have such a highly skilled, energetic, and experienced individual
in this important position. I know he will continue to work hard to
ensure the people of Maine are kept well informed of my efforts in the United
States Senate.”

Christopher, a Standish native, first began working for
Senator Collins in the summer of 2011 as an intern in her Lewiston Constituent
Services Center. Following another internship in the Senator’s
Washington, D.C., office, he was hired as a professional staff member in the
summer of 2013. Since then, Christopher has been promoted numerous times,
serving as a press assistant in Senator Collins personal office and as an aide
for the Senate Special Committee on Aging, where he worked to both prepare
hearings and assist with Committee communications. Christopher is a graduate of
St. Anselm College.